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, Oct 31, 2005

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Beer for Geeks

DOS Beer: Requires you to use your own can opener, and
requires you to read the directions carefully before opening the can.
Originally only came in an 8-oz can, but now comes in a 16-oz can.
However, the can is divided into 8 compartments of 2-oz each, which
have to be accessed separately. Soon to be discontinued, although a
lot of people are going to keep drinking it after it's no longer
available.
MAC Beer: At first, came only in a 16-oz can, but now comes in a
32-oz can. Considered by many to be a "light" beer. All the cans look
identical. When you take one from the fridge, it opens itself. The
ingredients list is not on the can. If you call to ask about the
ingredients, you are told that "you don't need to know." A notice on
the side reminds you to drag your empties to the wastebin.

Windows 95 Beer: The world's most popular beer. Comes in a 16-oz
can that looks a lot like Mac Beer's. Requires that you already own a
DOS Beer. Claims that it allows you to drink several DOS Beers
simultaneously, but in reality you can only drink a few of them, very
slowly, especially slowly if you are drinking the Windows Beer at the
same time. Sometimes, for no apparent reason, a can of Windows Beer
will explode when you open it.

Windows 98 Beer: See Windows 95 beer above. About the same but
Windows 98 beer creates less gas and makes you crash less.

Windows 2000 Beer: A new beer on the market. A lot of people
have taste tested it and claim it's wonderful. The can looks like Mac
and OS/2 Beer's can, but tastes like Windows 95/98 Beer. It comes in
32-oz cans, but when you look inside, the cans only have 16-oz of beer
in them. Most people will probably keep drinking Windows 95/98 Beer
until their friends try Windows 2000 Beer and say they like it. The
ingredients list, when you look at the small print, has some of the
same ingredients that come in DOS and Mac Beer, even though the
manufacturer claims that this is an entirely new brew.

Windows NT Beer: Comes in 32-oz cans, but you can only buy it by
the truckload. This causes most people to go out and buy bigger
refrigerators. The can looks just like Windows 95 Beer's, but the
company promises to change the can to look like Windows 2000 Beer's,
after Windows 2000 Beer starts shipping well. Touted as an "industrial
strength" beer, and suggested only for use in bars.

Unix Beer: Comes in several different brands, in cans ranging
from 8-oz to 64-oz. Drinkers on Unix Beer display fierce brand
loyalty, even though they claim that all the different brands taste
almost identical. Sometimes the pop-tops break off when you try to
open them, so you have to have your own can opener around for these
occasions, in which case you either need a complete set of
instructions, or a friend who has been drinking Unix Beer for several
years...

AmigaOS Beer: The company has gone out of business, but their
recipe has been picked up by some weird German company, so now this
beer will be an import. This beer never really sold very well, because
the original manufacturer didn't understand marketing. Like Unix Beer,
AmigaDOS Beer fans are an extremely loyal and loud group. it
originally came in a 16-oz can, but now comes in 32-oz cans too. When
this can was originally introduced, it appeared flashy and colourful,
but the design hasn't changed much over the years, so it appears dated
now. Critics of this beer claim that it is only meant for watching TV
anyway.

"Since I was a small boy, two states have been
added to our country and two words have been
added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER
GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that
is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too?"
-- Red Skelton

You presumably realize that taking a
recommendation from a Mormon about beer  even a
fictitious brand  may not be an optimal strategy . . .

--Ronn! :)

"Since I was a small boy, two states have been
added to our country and two words have been
added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER
GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that
is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too?"
-- Red Skelton

... You presumably realize how that sounds. ... It better be, given the amount consumed . . . --Ronn! :) Since I was a small boy, two states have been added

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, Nov 1, 2005

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At 07:41 AM Tuesday 11/1/2005, Julia Thompson wrote:

> Julia
>
>who could give Ronn! something else called a "Longhorn"

You presumably realize how that sounds.

> if chocolate is OK for Mormons....

It better be, given the amount consumed . . .

--Ronn! :)

"Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country
and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER
GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that
would be eliminated from schools too?"
-- Red Skelton

Would that be Shiner Bock, Breakfast of Champions? :-)
I was first introduced to Shiner by an old friend of mine and former active
brineller, Reggie Bautista. He introduced me to this list too, a long time
ago. I had only had Shiner at bars in Kansas and Missouri until last summer
when I was visiting a friend in Abilene, and I guess it must have been
fresher there. I liked it a lot in KS and MO, but I adored it in Abilene.
Mauro
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Julia Thompson

... Shiner Bock is good. :) Shiner Blonde is nice, as well. I ve tried their Winter Wheat, and it was nice. And then one week I declared that the only way

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, Nov 1, 2005

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Mauro Diotallevi wrote:

> On 10/31/05, Julia Thompson <julia@...> wrote:
>
> "Longhorn Beer" sounds like a brand I'd try at least once. (Then I'd
>
>>likely just go back to Shiner. Mmmmm. Shiner.)
>
>
> Would that be Shiner Bock, Breakfast of Champions? :-)
> I was first introduced to Shiner by an old friend of mine and former active
> brineller, Reggie Bautista. He introduced me to this list too, a long time
> ago. I had only had Shiner at bars in Kansas and Missouri until last summer
> when I was visiting a friend in Abilene, and I guess it must have been
> fresher there. I liked it a lot in KS and MO, but I adored it in Abilene.
> Mauro

Shiner Bock is good. :)

Shiner Blonde is nice, as well. I've tried their Winter Wheat, and it
was nice.

And then one week I declared that the only way I'd ever try a light beer
would be if Shiner made one. 4 days later, guess what I saw on a
billboard? :) (It's only available in Texas.) It's nice. Doesn't
have the same sort of body that Bock has, but that's fine when it's
hitting triple digits. (Need to lay in some Bock now that it's cooler....)

... active ... I m not active around here much anymore, but I still lurk some. It s good to see you jumping in from time to time, Mauro. Do you remember back

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, Nov 4, 2005

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Mauro wrote:

> Would that be Shiner Bock, Breakfast of Champions? :-)
> I was first introduced to Shiner by an old friend of mine and former

active

> brineller, Reggie Bautista.

I'm not active around here much anymore, but I still lurk some. It's good
to see you jumping in from time to time, Mauro. Do you remember back at
that temp job when we first met (has it really been ten years?), our manager
told us that we could be twins, except that we didn't look anything alike?
Since most of our opinions are pretty similar, and even our writing style
(although I parenthesize a lot more than you), it would probably be
redundant for *both* of us to be active on this list (or at least unfair to
those who we disagree with :-)

Actually, my life is stabilizing a bit after the rollercoaster ride of the
past couple of years, so you may see me around here at least a little bit
more.

And Mauro, yes, I still have that copy of Breakfast of Champions I borrowed
from you in 1997...